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How to Make Friends and Ink PeopleConnor O'Bain tells us the tale of a new tattoo studio.
Don’t worry: I have no intentions of typing this entry out in a Tim Westwood style, quite simply because I would rather stab myself in the eye than emulate that wazzock, but I thought it was an apt title for the subject matter.
As I have said in the past there are very few times when I have heard of anyone asking for cover-up advice on this forum and I do attribute this to the fact that most users on here put a lot of thought into what is exactly going to adorn their skin. To me this can only be a good thing, but there may still be the odd occasion when you are curious as to exactly what can be done should you find yourself thinking about a cover-up. As there is already a FAQ about cover-ups, I thought I wouldn’t it wouldn’t hurt to have some photographic examples of what can be done.
The following pictures are all cover-ups.
Sometimes a cover-up isn’t needed, just a fresh coat of ink to give an old tattoo a new lease of life.
As you can see, with a bit of planning the results can be pretty satisfying.
As always, it’s best to give it plenty of thought before even going under the needle, so I will leave you with a few that hopefully will still be cherished for a while.
That guy was a great example of what can be done, unfortunatly most people are after a "quick fix" cover up but now and again you get someone who is open to sujestions and paticient enough go go the long haul. that particular one was a good 10 to 15 hours in 2 hour sessions
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Yes and no....it was done over a period of a few months on an hourly rate, we gave him an idea of how many hours it would take long before he commited to it, so he just came in when he had money to spare.
__________________ "Boys, its beer oclock and there aint no quitters on the highway to hell."
The "tribal rose" in the second picture seems destined to return for a cover up job. Tatoo's like that seemed to be very "of the moment" a few years ago.
Also, inthe last tattoo, is that just fading that's occurred?
Is that what happens with most tatoos?
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Last edited by Jaemi; 24th February 2007 at 2:08pm.
Reason: Automerged Doublepost
that's exactly what i wanted to hear. need to come see you about designing my chest piece
well you know where i will be
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Originally Posted by Jaemi
The "tribal rose" in the second picture seems destined to return for a cover up job. Tatoo's like that seemed to be very "of the moment" a few years ago.
Also, inthe last tattoo, is that just fading that's occurred?
Is that what happens with most tatoos?
Tattoos, like clothing, also go through fashions.
The last picture? in the touch ups? or the cover ups?
Tattoos do fade over the years, depending on how well you take care of them. if you expose your tattoo to the sun or sunbeds excesively it will damage the tattoo a lot more than a place that never sees daylight.
__________________ "Boys, its beer oclock and there aint no quitters on the highway to hell."
"wazzock" - a word not used enough in common parlance.
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